Authorities in Jefferson County sent Debe Bell 25 summonses Friday — one for each of the 24 breeds of rabbit she kept and one for the 25 rabbits found dead on her property, said Jefferson County Sheriff's spokeswoman Jacki Kelley.

Bell, 59, who has been raising rabbits since 1982, will appear in Jefferson County Court on Sept. 12.

When authorities seized the rabbits from her property at 12820 W. 75th Ave. on July 21, sheriff's spokesman Mark Techmeyer said some of the rabbits were "aggressively thirsty" and hungry. Some, he said, lived in deplorable conditions, in cages that hadn't been cleaned for "quite some time."

Bell's lawyer, Elizabeth Kearney, said investigators "haven't told my client that they have had to take any action, other than shaving off (angora rabbits') hair."

The lawyer also said she believes Jefferson County did not follow proper protocol when it seized Bell's rabbits. Kearney said officials should have given Bell a 72-hour warning before removing her animals.

The rabbits are being cared for at Foothills Animal Shelter in Golden. They are not up for adoption, but people who want to help can send donations earmarked "rabbits" to the shelter, spokeswoman Jennifer Strickland said.

Officers investigated Bell after receiving an anonymous tip through a new Crime Stoppers program that allows people to report tips about possible animal cruelty.

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